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District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia.

Introduced Sep 2, 2025

Latest action (Sep 2, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Criminal Justice

Summary

The bill repeals Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which currently grants the President authority to assume emergency control of the District of Columbia's police force. Once enacted, the President would no longer possess this power to take over local DC police operations during emergencies or other circumstances. The bill makes a conforming amendment to remove references to this section from the District of Columbia Home Rule Act's table of contents. The effect is to place control of DC's police force permanently under local District of Columbia authority rather than subject to potential federal presidential assumption.

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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Sep 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 5092 — District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act · Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 94%
  • HR 4574 — District of Columbia Courts Home Rule Act · Introduced Jul 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 87%
  • HR 5015 — To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to extend the emergency period during which the President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department. · Introduced Aug 22, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • S 2688 — District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act · Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • HR 4055 — District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 1998 · Introduced Jun 17, 1998 · Cong. 105 79%
  • HR 5754 — Government Accountability Office District of Columbia Home Rule Act · Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 2, 2025

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act”.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO ASSUME EMERGENCY CONTROL OF POLICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

(a) Repeal of Authority.—The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 740 (sec. 1-207.40, D.C. Official Code).

(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 740. <all>

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